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HSG

House Committee on

Housing

Photo of Committee Member Luke A. Evslin

Evslin, Luke A.

Chair
House District 16

Hawai‘i State Capitol, Room 427
Phone: 808-586-6270
Fax: 808-586-6271
repevslin@capitol.hawaii.gov

Photo of Committee Member Tyson K. Miyake

Elle Cochran
Tina Nakada Grandinetti
Darius K. Kila
Lisa Kitagawa
Trish La Chica
Christopher L. Muraoka
Elijah Pierick

Measure and Title
SB2006 SD2 RELATING TO FARM EMPLOYEE HOUSING.
SB2189 SD1 RELATING TO THE HAWAII HOUSING FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
SB2356 SD1 RELATING TO PARKING.
SB2378 SD2 RELATING TO HOUSING.
HB1792 RELATING TO HOUSING.
HB1793 RELATING TO HOUSING.
HB1794 RELATING TO HOUSING.
HB1795 RELATING TO HOUSING.
HB1796 RELATING TO HOUSING.
HB1837 RELATING TO THE INDIVIDUAL HOUSING ACCOUNT PROGRAM.
HB1922 RELATING TO HOUSING.
HB2011 RELATING TO PET ANIMALS.
HB2013 RELATING TO PUBLIC HOUSING.
HB2058 RELATING TO CIVIL SERVICE EXEMPTION OF COUNTY POSITIONS.
HB2072 RELATING TO THE CONVEYANCE TAX.
HB2111 RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY.
HB2105 RELATING TO RENT STABILIZATION.
HB2068 RELATING TO HOUSING.
HB2069 RELATING TO HOUSING.
HB2070 RELATING TO HOUSING.
HB2200 RELATING TO HOUSING.
HB2203 RELATING TO CREATING A LOCAL HOUSING MARKET.
HB2260 RELATING TO THE HAWAII HOUSING FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
HB2261 RELATING TO THE RENTAL HOUSING REVOLVING FUND.
HB2351 RELATING TO THE HAWAII HOMES FOR HAWAII FAMILIES ACT.
HB2401 RELATING TO THE RENTAL HOUSING REVOLVING FUND.
HB2504 RELATING TO HOUSING.
SB3333 SD1 RELATING TO TAXATION.
HB2611 RELATING TO ANTITRUST.
HB2625 RELATING TO HOUSING.
SCR46 SUPPORTING THE USE OF THE DWELLING UNIT REVOLVING FUND TO FUND PREDEVELOPMENT COSTS FOR ANY GOVERNMENT AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT PROJECT THROUGH INTERIM LOANS TO EXPEDITE THE DELIVERY OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO HAWAII'S RESIDENTS.
SCR68 SD1 URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO TRANSFER PARCELS THAT MAKE UP THE EAST KAPOLEI TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT PROJECT TO THE HAWAII HOUSING FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND URGING THE HAWAII HOUSING FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO PARTNER WITH THE HAWAII COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF NON-HOUSING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PORTIONS OF THE PROJECT.
HR79 URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO PROPOSE AN AMENDMENT TO THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION TO ALLOW STATES TO RESTRICT THE PURCHASE OF RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY TO STATE RESIDENTS.
HCR87 URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO PROPOSE AN AMENDMENT TO THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION TO ALLOW STATES TO RESTRICT THE PURCHASE OF RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY TO STATE RESIDENTS.
HR78 REQUESTING THE STATE BUILDING CODE COUNCIL AND THE COUNTIES TO ADOPT, AMEND, OR UPDATE THE STATE BUILDING CODES AND COUNTY BUILDING CODES TO INCORPORATE CERTAIN STANDARDS FOR OFF-SITE CONSTRUCTION.
HCR86 REQUESTING THE STATE BUILDING CODE COUNCIL AND THE COUNTIES TO ADOPT, AMEND, OR UPDATE THE STATE BUILDING CODES AND COUNTY BUILDING CODES TO INCORPORATE CERTAIN STANDARDS FOR OFF-SITE CONSTRUCTION.
SCR107 SD1 REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND LAND MANAGEMENT OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO DEVELOP A COUNTYWIDE HOUSING PATTERN BOOK TO STREAMLINE PERMIT APPROVALS AND REDUCE REGULATORY BARRIERS FOR SAFE, AFFORDABLE, AND WELL-DESIGNED HOMES.

Chair Hashimoto of the House Housing Committee and Chair Chang of the Senate Housing Committee discussed their priorities for the 2023 Legislative Session in their first joint priorities presentation on January 25th, 2023.

July 21, 2022

NCSL Special Briefing on State, Federal Housing Policy with Representative Nakamura

This congressional briefing on July 14, featuring Rep. Nadine Nakamura, Jennifer Schwartz from the National Council of State Housing Agencies and NCSL’s Cameron Rifkin, highlighted state and federal housing policy, along with federal COVID spending, the LIFELINE Act and housing policy collaboration among the states.

May 10, 2022

House Speaker Scott Saiki Announces $1 Billion Secured for Affordable Housing

May 3, 2022

Representative Nakamura is featured on KITV and Hawaii News Now, Discussing the Affordable Housing Legislation

Representative Nakamura is featured on KITV and Hawaii News Now, discussing the approval of $1 billion for affordable housing this legislative session.

Click here to read KITV's article.

Click here to read and view Hawaii News Now's article and video.

April 27, 2022

Contraflow Schedule for Kuhio Highway Starts Saturday, April 30, 2022

March 16, 2022

Representative Nakamura Featured in a Civil Beat Article Highlighting Housing Bills

Representative Nakamura is featured in a Civil Beat article, which highlights five bills in the 2022 legislative session related to housing in Hawaii. Click here to read the full article.

March 8, 2022

2022 Housing Committee Mid-Session Update

The 2022 mid-session highlights was released on March 8, summarizing selected accomplishments of the Hawaii House of Representatives during the 2022 legislative session. The highlights for the Housing Committee is provided below. The full update can be found here.

March 4, 2022

Affordable Housing Discussion with Insights on PBS Hawai'i

A discussion with Insights on PBS Hawai'i on the continuing affordable housing crisis in Hawaii took place on Thursday, March 3, 2022. Panelists include House Housing Chair Representative Nadine Nakamura, Senate Housing Chair Senator Stanley Chang, Kenna Stormgipson (Hawai'i Appleseed Center for Law and Economic Justice) and Lindsay Pacheco (Founder of Ka Po'e O Kaka'ako). The discussion has been uploaded on YouTube and on PBS Hawai'i's website.

February 28, 2022

Affordable Housing Discussion with INSIGHTS ON PBS HAWAI'I on Thursday, March 3, 2022

On Thursday, March 3, 2022 from 7:30-8:30 PM, Representative Nakamura will be discussing legislation related to increasing affordable housing options in Hawaii with INSIGHTS ON PBS HAWAI'I.

This discussion with PBS Hawai'i will be available to watch on the following stations:

OVER-THE-AIR Broadcast Channels (KHET) Channel 11.1 - 11.2 - 11.3 (KMEB) Channel 10.1 - 10.2 - 10.3

SPECTRUM Basic Cable: Channel 10 (High-definition: Channel 1010)

HAWAIIAN TELCOM Basic Cable: Channel 11 (High-definition: Channel 1011 )

DirecTV PBS Hawai'i: Channel 11

Dish Network PBS Hawai‘i: Channel 11

A live stream of the discussion will also be available at pbshawaii.org

Join the discussion by emailing a question in advance or during the program to insights@pbshawaii.org, by leaving a question or comment on PBS Hawai'i's Facebook livestream or by calling 808-462-5000 (O'ahu) and 808-238-4847 (Neighbor Islands).

February 25, 2022

Watch the 2022 Housing Event on YouTube

February 16, 2022

Join Us for Housing Day on Tuesday, 2/22/2022

Please join Senate Housing Chair Stanely Chang and I for Housing Day on Tuesday, February 22, 2022 at 1 pm. Register for the event at bit.ly/housday22

February 8, 2022

HSG/HOU TOD Informational Briefing

An informational briefing discussing affordable housing in Transit-Oriented Development areas along the Honolulu Rail Line took place on Wednesday, February 2, 2022 at 1:30 p.m. Links to view the presentation slides, Youtube video recording, hearing notice and State TOD Affordable Housing along the Rail Corridor Table are provided below:

Briefing Presentation Slides
Informational Briefing Notice
YouTube Recording
State TOD Affordable Housing Along the Rail Corridor Table

These links are also available on the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development's website: https://planning.hawaii.gov/lud/state-tod/

January 27, 2022

Housing Chair Nakamura Discussing Affordable Housing Legislation on KHON2 News

Link to story

January 25, 2022

December 15, 2021

Housing Chair Nakamura featured on ThinkTech Hawaii

Housing Chair Nadine Nakamura was featured on ThinkTech Hawaii, a community talk show, with host Dennis Esaki on December 14, 2021. Listen to Rep. Nakamura discuss a number of issues the State is facing and the innovative plans to address them.

July 30, 2021

Eviction Diversion Program Information and Discussion on the Mel and Charlie Show

July 29, 2021

Eviction Moratorium Information for Landlords and Tenants

July 16, 2021

Eviction Moratorium Information for Landlords and Tenants

March 9, 2021

Chair Nakamura's Special Housing Stakeholder Forum Powerpoint Presentation: March 9, 2021

Click here to view Powerpoint

January 20, 2021

Chair Nakamura's Special Housing Stakeholder Forum Powerpoint Presentation: January 20, 2021

Click here to view Powerpoint

February 1, 2016

HSG Committee Informational Briefing

Testimony Part 1

Testimony Part 2

Hawai'i State Legislature

Housing

Evslin, Luke A.

Miyake, Tyson K.

Members

Watch Representative Hashimoto and Senator Chang discuss Housing Priorities for the 2023 Legislative Session

NCSL Special Briefing on State, Federal Housing Policy with Representative Nakamura

House Speaker Scott Saiki Announces $1 Billion Secured for Affordable Housing

Representative Nakamura is featured on KITV and Hawaii News Now, Discussing the Affordable Housing Legislation

Contraflow Schedule for Kuhio Highway Starts Saturday, April 30, 2022

Representative Nakamura Featured in a Civil Beat Article Highlighting Housing Bills

2022 Housing Committee Mid-Session Update

Affordable Housing Discussion with Insights on PBS Hawai'i

Affordable Housing Discussion with INSIGHTS ON PBS HAWAI'I on Thursday, March 3, 2022

Watch the 2022 Housing Event on YouTube

Join Us for Housing Day on Tuesday, 2/22/2022

HSG/HOU TOD Informational Briefing

Housing Chair Nakamura Discussing Affordable Housing Legislation on KHON2 News

Housing Chair Nakamura featured on ThinkTech Hawaii

Eviction Diversion Program Information and Discussion on the Mel and Charlie Show

Eviction Moratorium Information for Landlords and Tenants

Eviction Moratorium Information for Landlords and Tenants

Chair Nakamura's Special Housing Stakeholder Forum Powerpoint Presentation: March 9, 2021

Chair Nakamura's Special Housing Stakeholder Forum Powerpoint Presentation: January 20, 2021

HSG Committee Informational Briefing

Judiciary